Director, Student Involvement
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Job Description
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Benefits of Being a Lindenwood Employee:
- Upon hire employer-paid tuition benefits for bachelors (employee spouse and dependent) and masters degree programs (employee and spouse only).
- Tuition discounts for doctoral programs (employee only).
- Comprehensive benefits plan: medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance and retirement options.
- Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day Good Friday Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving break (Wednesday Friday) and winter break (Dec. 23 Jan. 1).
- Free lunch Fridays: LU employees are eligible for a free meal on Fridays at the Evans Commons Dining Hall or Spellman Dining Hall; Chick-fil-A and Qdoba included.
- Professional development opportunities through the Lindenwood Learning Academy.
JOB TITLE SUMMARY
Job Title: Director Student Involvement
Division: Student Affairs
Evaluation Group: Staff Administrator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Assistant Vice President Student Affairs
Positions Supervised: Associate Director Student Involvement and Program Manager Student Experience
Job Summary
The director of student involvement and first year programs oversees 60 student organizations and supervises the entirety of the Student Involvement and Student Experience program areas and staff which includes Fraternity & Sorority Life Lindenwood Student Government First Year Experience Second Year Experience First-Generation Commuter and Transfer programs New Student Orientation initiatives the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Leadership and Student Development programming. The director cultivates a strategic vision to leverage engagement to promote student belonging and persistence.
Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators
The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and level of responsibility that will be required of positions given this title. This job description shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Job Responsibilities and Execution
- Maintains responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of Mane Connection the student organization management system
- Creates and maintains policies for student organizations student government and the CAB
- Analyzes assessment data to measure success of Student Involvement initiatives
- Provides oversight for wellness initiatives such as Engage in Eight and Partners in Prevention.
- Chairs and/or participates in campus-wide collaborative planning for activities such as Homecoming and Family/Friends Weekend and New Student Orientation
- Participates in strategic enrollment events such as Mane Event scholarship events and Future Lions Day
- Serves as the Universitys Student Involvement liaison with campus/community agencies
- Prepares semester and annual reports detailing first year retention and cohort persistence data in collaboration with the associate vice president advising and retention
- Collaborates with the faculty director of first year seminar in the coordination of First Year Seminar classes through design facilitation evaluation logistics and syllabi
Leadership and Strategic Thinking
- Establishes long- and short-term strategic goals based on assessment data and ensures standards for the department and its field are met or exceeded
- Adapts and modifies leadership based on new information and/or data; works to set and unite people on the new direction
- Utilizes effective strategies to build collaboration for maximum execution
- Aligns division/department purpose and actions with relevant University initiatives and higher education trends
- Remains updated on best practices for Student Involvement through participation in ongoing listservs and professional development
- Serves as student government advisor and appoints other student government advisors
- Trains leadership of student government and leadership of student organizations through the Student Leadership Institute
- Oversees assessment for Student Involvement and uses data to inform goal setting and strategic planning
Employee Management and Development
- Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
- Models supports and holds others accountable to the Universitys values
- Recruits interviews recommends welcomes observes and monitors performance of department staff
- Sets clear performance expectations and holds employees accountable
- Conducts annual employee evaluations based on evidence observation and feedback
- Manages human resources reporting for the department including personnel matters
Job may require other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications An equivalent combination of education training and experience will be considered. Additional requirements may be designated by position.
- Masters degree
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in higher education educational leadership and/or student services
Knowledge Skills and Abilities May be representative but not all inclusive of the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform this job competently
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
- Strong collaborative skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to be a confident spokesperson
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with faculty students and staff
- Strong leadership and creative skills
- Ability to take initiative
- Highly developed analytical organizational and interpersonal skills
- Effective computer skills
Work Environment Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of this jobs functions. Please click here to view Lindenwood Universitys flexible work designation descriptions.
- General office setting
- Some nights and weekends
- Non-Standard Flex
Physical Abilities The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this jobs essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to work effectively at a computer for extended time daily
- Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal state and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race color religion gender age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status disability or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
